Recipe Sifter

Pâté maison poaches chicken livers in spiced water, then blends them with sweet butter, mustard, nutmeg, garlic, Calvados, and dried currants. The classic Silver Palate spread for crusty bread and a cold martini.

Sweet and spicy Tabasco pickles made with just 3 ingredients: dill pickles, sugar, and hot sauce. Drain, sweeten, shake daily for 5 days, and you've got an addictive Southern snack.

A moist, rich banana nut bread recipe from a classic steak pub. Sour cream and brown sugar make this loaf extra tender, while walnuts add crunch in every slice.

A simple, but tantalizing crockpot dish that will have you licking your lips when you're just watching it cook!

Apricot granola sweetened with apricot preserves and honey, no oil added. Five-ingredient homemade granola with chewy clusters and bright fruit flavor.

Pan seared scallops served on a bed of fennel puree with a sweet Balsamic drizzle. This recipe was inspired by Masterchef New Zealand contestant Rob and I've modified the ingredients and instructions to match those that are commonly available in North America along with experimentation to make the recipe lower in fats yet every bit as flavorful.

This is not your classic bundt cake that's packed with not-so-good-for-you ingredients. The cake is made with 100% whole wheat flour, grapeseed oil, Greek yogurt, low-fat cream cheese, and fresh raspberries. The ganache doesn't have any butter or cream, it contains cocoa powder, honey, grapeseed oil and Greek yogurt. Super chocolaty, fudgy, moist and packed with goodness.

White-chocolate snowflakes balance gracefully on a delicate, lemony three-layer white cake filled with zesty lemon custard and covered with a white-chocolate frosting.

A favorite of ours which goes well with any type of fish, particularly flaky white fish.

Sri Lankan peegudhu liver curry with beef liver simmered in coconut milk, fragrant curry leaves, lemongrass, and warm spices. Cardamom, cloves, fennel, and chili in every bite.

Crockpot cranberry pork roast: a browned roast slow-cooked in tangy-sweet cranberry sauce with mustard and brown sugar, then the juices get thickened into a glossy sauce for spooning over.

Bisquick cheese biscuits made with cheddar and brushed straight out of the oven with garlic-herb butter. A Red Lobster copycat-style drop biscuit ready in 20 minutes flat.

Rich, slow-simmered spaghetti sauce with ground beef, tomatoes, herbs, and a touch of brown sugar. Set it in the crockpot before work and come home to Italian comfort.

If you love scalloped potatoes, you will adore this scrumptious dish that is the perfect side when preparing a pot roast for dinner.

Frontier Chicken is original from northern Pakistan, south Asian. It has become popular in the US, Canada and the UK. The unusual combination of flavors, spicy and the sweetness from the banana and peppers creates a unique balance.

A very rich and flavorful mushroom soup that highlights the mushrooms. Use any kind of mushrooms you can find from the exotic Enoki and Portabella (as pictured) to the readily available common white mushroom.